Tuesday OCT 11

Do Now: Open Google Docs and read the following.

Aristotle: Causes of revolution in politics

Use dictionary.com to define any terms you do not know (qualitative, polity, oligarchy, antagonism)

On your google docs, write about what causes revolutions according to Aristotle. How are the causes different in democracies, oligarchies, and aristocracies?
How does this apply to your NHD topic?

Begin researching the factors that contributed to your NHD revolution.

DO NOW:
Open up Gmail/google docs, easybib.com and freelibrary.org

CLASSWORK:

• Teacher presentation on using freelibrary.org
• Independent practice on finding information and books on the free library site
• Putting a hold a book you need for research (use your pin)
  
• EMAIL mirandagt2014@gmail.com with at LEAST 3 books (TITLE, AUTHOR, CALL #) on your NHD topic
  

Homework:

1. Choose one current event (Jobs death, Occupy Philly, Nobel prize awarded to 3 women, etc) and think about how these events will be seen in 30 years.(DUES TUES OCT 11)
2. Go to the library at check out at least 3 books on your topic (DUE OCT 14)
   

THURS OCT 6

DO NOW: Open up easybib.com and books.google.com

Classwork:

• Presentation/refresher on google books and easybib
• Independent practice finding primary and secondary sources on your topic in google books, and annotations in easybib.

Homework: Go to Free Library if your pin does not work, you need a card, etc

Tues Oct 4 and Wed Oct 5

DO NOW: Open up class blog and gmail/google docs

Classwork:

1. Discuss difference and similarity between revolution and reform movements.
   
2. Read about the Haitian Revolution.
3. Write a summary of what you learned and email/share it with me
   
4. Continue to research your topic.
   

Homework: Come in with an example of a Revolution (NOT American, French, or Haitian) and an example of a Reform Movement (NOT Civil Rights or Women's Rights).

Monday Oct 3

Do Now: Open up your saved webquest /research from last week.

Direct Instruction: Assessment and discussion of revolutions.

Independent Work: Email me or share on Google Docs

• Three web links on your topic
• Summary of your topic/what you have learned so far
• Three questions you want to examine for further research
  

Homework: Come in with a book title on your topic for our trip to the Free Library

NHD 2012

YEARBOOK- Use yearbookave.com (2012, Job # 17805, your log in and password) to work on theme and layout

All other classes:
Monday September 26 -Wed. September 28

Do Now:
To prepare for National History Day 2012: Revolutions, Reactions, and Reforms, we will be using this week to work on webquests related to revolutions- both actual and of ideas.

Classwork:
CHOOSE ONE WEBQUEST and its related activity to complete:

• American Revolutionary War / Newspaper
  
• Industrial Revolution /Editorial
  
• Scientific Revolution /Worksheets
  
• China's Cultural Revolution (4 students)
• Slavery and the American Revolution / Museum Exhibit
• Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution / Handout
• Literature and Revolution / Paper

Email your weekly reflection/summary of what you learned to mirandagt2014@gmail.com

Closure: Save all your answers/work to Google Docs, MS Word, or your blog. I will check your progress on Monday October 3.

Homework: Consider how your research for this website could translate to a project for NHD.

Do Now: Complete your presentation on personality.

Closure:
SAVE to email, google docs or flashdrive